How to Say ‘Are you getting enough sleep?’ in Japanese
ちゃんと寝てる？
chanto ne teru
[CHAHN-toh neh teru]
💬 Usage Tip: 寝てる is a casual shortening of 寝ている, the "-ing" form, and is common in speech.
🇯🇵 In Japan: In-laws asking this is a caring check-in, not prying. A modest, honest answer goes over better than a brushed-off "fine".
Phrase Breakdown
ちゃんと
chanto
[CHAHN-toh]
properly; enough
Adverb meaning doing something correctly or sufficiently.
ちゃんと食べてね。
Make sure you eat properly.
寝
ne
[neh]
sleep
Stem of 寝る, 'to sleep; to lie down'.
早く寝てください。
Please go to sleep early.
てる
teru
[teru]
doing
Indicates continuous action.
今、読んでる。
I'm reading now.
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